Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #118045

Sungsoo Chun and Aeree Sohn. Graduate School of Health Science and Social Welfare, Sahmyook University, Chungryang P.O. Box 118, Seoul, 139-742, South Korea, 82-2-3399-3258, chss97@syu.ac.kr

Aims: To survey Alcohol Use Disorders among Korean college students and find out the factors of the disorder. Design and Samples: The cross-sectional study was at 60 four-year colleges in 9 provinces and Seoul. The schools and students selected for the study provide a nationally representative sample. This campus survey had been completed from May 15th to June 14th 2003. We analyzed 2,385 cases and the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) was used for the analysis. Results: There are 42.3% students who are having the Alcohol Use Disorder. The probability of the Alcohol Use Disorder among male students is 1.30 times higher than among female students. The students who are living without parents or relatives are 1.40 times, the students who have a problem drinking father are 1.38 times, who were allowed to take binge drinking by their parents while they were growing up are 1.54 times, who are attending in general university are 1.60 times, who are joining with student club are 1.36 times, who got the under B score of average credit are 1.41 times, who are unsatisfying with the education are 1.27 times, who had the drugs experience are 2.84 times, who are smoking are 1.95 times, who had the experience of binge drinking when they were in the last year of the high school are 2.84 times, and who had the experience of taking the mixed alcohol forcefully are 1.76 times more likely to have the Alcohol Use Disorder than otherwise.

Learning Objectives: "At the conclusion of the session, the participants (learner) in this session will be able to

• Recognize how much severe problem the Alcohol Use Disorder is among College Students in Korea."
• Identify the factors affecting Alcohol Use Disorders."
• Make the program for preventing College Alcohol Use Disorders."

Keywords: Alcohol Problems, Alcohol Use

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.